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“In addition, this project will help strengthen our regional and state electric grid capacity and prevent the kinds of rolling blackouts that we’ve seen in past years and that have negatively impacted businesses and residents.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Chief executive, Karim Fatehi said: "Small businesses cannot afford to worry about business rates and taxation."

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Rising Treasury yields can sometimes drag on stocks by increasing the cost of borrowing for businesses and consumers and making bonds more appealing as an alternative investment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Ackman has said the strategy allows the firm to take high-conviction bets on businesses it believes can compound value over the long term.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Many of the poorer newly arrived migrants preferred the more down-to-earth experience of smaller, unadorned storefront churches squeezed in among businesses on the commercial strips.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield